Protector for umbrellas.



No. 776,241. PATENTED NOV. 29', 1904.

A. HANSON. Y

PROTECTOR FOR UMBBBLLAS.

APPLIOATION FILED 0012.29. 1903.

no MODEL.

llrrnn SrAEs Patented November 29, 1904.

PROTECTOR FOR UNIBRELLAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,241, dated November 29, 1904.

Application filed October 29, 1903. Serial No. 179,067. (No model.)

To all. it'll/0771, it WMLZ/ concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT HANSON, a subject of King Edward the VII of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Huddersfield, in the county of York, England, have invented cer.

tain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Umbrellas and Parasols, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toaprotector or shield made of flexible material, preferably rubber, for umbrellas and parasols to extend over the upper part of the covering of the umbrella or parasol where it is attached to the stick.

In umbrellas or parasols as ordinarily made there is a metal collar or sleeve fastened on the umbrella-stick just above the covering of the umbrella where it is fastened to the stick. This metal collar or sleeve is rigid and does not extend over or protect the covering of the umbrella, which is apt to wear through or become torn, where it is attached to the umbrella-stick.

The object of my invention is to provide a supplemental device, made separate from an umbrella or parasol, of flexible material, preferably rubber, and of conical shape and adapted to be drawn onto the end of an umbrellastick, with the smaller portion fitting tightly on the stick just above the covering, where it is attached to the stick to hold the protector in place,and the larger portion extending over the upper part of the covering, where it is attached to the umbrella-stick to form a protector or shield for the same. The flexibility of the protector allows of the rolling up of its lower edge on the opening of the umbrella and the unrolling of the lower edge on the closing of the umbrella.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of my protector or shield for umbrellas or parasols, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section through a protector or shield embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 shows a protector or shield embodying my improvements of a slightly different shape from what is shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 shows the end of a closed umbrella with my protector or shield applied thereto; and Fig. I corresponds to Fig. 3, but shows the umbrella open, with the lower edge of the protector brella or parasol stick 6 (shown in Figs. 3

and 4) and the enlarged and conical-shaped body portion a", the lower edge of which has the annular bead ct thereon, adapted to roll up externally, as shown in Fig. 4.

In applying my protector or shield to an umbrella or parasol it is drawn over the up per end of the stick and down on the stick, so that the reduced portion will extend over the ordinary metal collar or sleeve 0 and the enlarged portion will extend over the upper part of the covering, as shown in Fig. 0. The reduced portion a of the protector, which fits tightly on the stick, will hold the protector in place.

The opening of the umbrella or parasol will cause the bead edge 0/ on the protector to roll up externally, as shown in Fig. at, so as not to interfere with the free opening or the umbrella. On the closing oi the umbrella the bead edge 0/ on the protector (L will unroll to extend down over the upper end of the umbrella, as shown in Fig. 3.

The reduced end a of the protectm- (1/ may be permanently attached to the umbrella-stick in any suitable way, if preferred, and the ordinary meta-l collar or sleeve 0 may extend over the reduced end a of the protector m to secure it in place on the stick, "l? preferred.

The advantages of my protector or shield for umbrellas and parasols will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. It is of very simple construction and inexpensive to make and can be readily placed upon and attached to the upper end of the stick of any ordinary umbrella or parasol and will act to protect and shield the covering of the umbrella or para-sol where it is attached to the stick to save the wear of the covering.

tecting the umbrella or parasol covering beyond its connection with the stick when the umbrella or parasol is closed, said enlarged portion being rolled or turned from said covering position, as the umbrella or parasol is opened, and automatically unrolling itself to again assume its covering position as the urnbrella or parasol is closed.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT HANSON. \Vitnesses:

THOMAS H. BARRON, ERNEs'r HUsTwmK. 

